Awesome looking 782D
 

She is a purdy one!:beerchug:

I'm thinking that is a clone and not a true 782 diesel.

Looks pretty from here.

Oak, are there signs that make you think it's a clone?

I'm thinking the same. Red front axle, IH serial #tag and black aluminum rear axle. Nice tractor though!

Looks correct to me.....
Key in the right location, throttle is correct.... I don't see anything that makes me think it's a clone. :Unknown:

Am I missing it?


Come on..... he said he painted it. He could have made anything, any color he wanted. We have no idea what color it was...

Diesel's were not made until 1984. I'd like to see a close up of the serial # tag. Did red tractors still have IH tags after 81?

I know what you guys are saying about the tag. The IH tags were tiny though. That one looks bigger. I'm pretty sure that my CCC built 582's tag is that size. I don't think that the CCC built red ones had that big tag, (like the yellow machines) but it was bigger than the IH tags. I'm at the shop and both my red ones are at home. I have a IH built 682, and a CCC built 582, and lots of later CCC's, so I can compare. Good eye guys, but I'm not convinced just yet.....

Anyone else have a machine they can look at real quick or grab a pic of?

Interesting that it has an IH tag but an aluminum rear end...:bigthink:

Just looking at this guys shop would make me doubt if would be a clone. This dude looks a wee bit particular if you know what I mean.

Where is this Madison?

I'd like to stop by and have lunch on his shop floor! wow.

Yeah..... I don't think it's an IH tag. :bigthink:
If it is, it's the only part on the machine that is.... :bigthink:


NO JOKE!! :bigeyes::bigeyes:

After IH sold out to CCC, all the cast iron differential housings were discarded for aluminum housings painted black.

I don't know why I would think this is a clone. An OCC member near my location has one.

But with the price of diesel so much more than that of gasoline....:bigthink:

They weren't discarded. CCC used them up to serial number 719,999. Then switched to the aluminum housing. CCC did paint them black instead of red.

I knew at some point the Cub Cadet Corporation went to the aluminum housing. Yes, you are correct, those housings were painted black.

Thanks for clearing that up for the good of the group.

:beatdeadhorse:

All IH tags were small like the one pictured. Once it become CCC, the tags were all larger and the same size. Only two sizes of tags, IH small one, CCC large one. All factory 782D's have the large serial number tag, not the small one pictured. Could still be an original 782D with the frame replaced. Who knows. The front axle should be black, not red. Looks like the front axle hasn't been painted either. Gonna be picky, but for 4 grand, the engine bay/ engine should've atleast been painted or touched up. And maybe a Cat O on the back, and a mower deck, and a Cat O plow, etc........:biggrin2:

That is one sweet machine. I especially like the 5 " ripped " Verdesteins on front.I couldn't resist.

Chris

Why does the area around the headlights look weird?

:bigthink: Maybe I'm wrong. Looking at Oscar Will's book it says that the IH machine code is 0606 for the 782D. Now that would make it a rare find because I have never seen a diesel with the small tag and mine have the large tag with the CCC factory number. Now I'm curious to what the tag says.

Look in the center of the hood there. Looks like the shadow of where a decal was. A friend of mine has a red 782 gasser, it says IH on the serial tag .He told me from decoding the the serial number it should not be IH. And it's all original. I'll have to get a pic sometime. The thing that throws me about that 782d is the decal shadow.

Well, after a little more research I looked at a tag on one of mine and do see a code #.:bash2: I give up.

Todd,
I'm assuming he replaced the frame. The CCC tags are like the one you posted. None had the smaller IH tag. Trying to remember the actual number, but when the 782D's came out in 1984, weren't they in the 725000-730000 range for when they joined the line?

And another little tidbit. If you look at the top line in your serial number tag, you'll see 882. The 782D's as well as the 882's were all marked with the 882 moniker on the serial number tag. You prolly already knew that one though.

BTW, did ya pick up that free 100 down your way............LOL

I know my 1282 tag is marked 680 for the series as well. Is there a list for the other codes somewhere?